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P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 6
... a RAID driver disk 5-37
Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1
6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Setting the ASUS EZ selector card 6-2 6.2.2 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-4 6.2.3 Setting the SLI mode in BIOS 6-8 6.2.4 Installing the device drivers 6-8 6.2.5 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-8
Appendix: CPU features...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 14
P5ND2-SLI Series specifications summary
Support CD contents
Form Factor
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) NV RAID Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version) *NV Firewall *WinDVD Suite (OEM version) *Winbond Voice Editor Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver (*Deluxe model only)
ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 72
... the Voice Editor main window.
Not all events on some languages have a corresponding message due to file size constraints.
3. Click the W r i t e button from the Voice Editor main window to update the EEPROM.
4. Click Y e s to confirm.
The next time you boot your computer, the ASUS Post Reporter announces the messages in the selected language.
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Chapter 3: Powering up
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 84
... BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 129
...the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 130
... Realtek® ALC850 audio controller and application.
Intel Gigabit Ethernet Driver
Installs the Intel® Gigabit Ethernet driver.
Silicon Image RAID Driver and Utility
Displays the README file of the Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver driver installation. (Deluxe model only)
USB 2.0 Driver
Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver.
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Chapter 5: Software support
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 131
... you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update
Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website.
Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website.
ASUS Screen Saver
Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
Installs the Adobe®...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 137
... install the A S U S U p d a t e utility from the support CD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the Award BIOS Flash utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section "4.1.2 Updating the BIOS".
• Make sure that the BIOS item F u l l S c r e e n L o g o is set...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 150
... cables. 4. Connect a 4-pin power cable to the power connector on each drive.
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 158
... Image RAID configurations
(Deluxe model only)
The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, JBOD, and RAID 5 configurations. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array.
Setting the BIOS RAID items
After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.
To set the BIOS RAID items...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 169
...power connectors" on page 2-34 for details.
• The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ operating system only.
• Due to chipset driver limitation, SLI mode is not supported under Windows XP 64-bit edition.
• Visit the NVIDIA zone website (h t t p : / / w w w . n z o n e . c o m) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list.
ASUS P5ND2...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 176
... sure that the SLI mode BIOS setting
is the same as the EZ selector card setting. • See section "4.4.10 SLI Configuration" on page 4-37 for details.
6.2.4 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers.
Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest...
P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 181
...Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 13
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe specifications summary
BIOS features Power Requirement Rear panel
Internal connectors
Support CD contents
Form Factor
4 MB Flash ROM, Phoenix-Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, WfM2.0
ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant ASUS EZ Plug* (*When using two graphics cards and a 20-pin ATX PSU)
1 x Parallel port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports 4 x USB 2.0...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 70
... the Voice Editor main window.
Not all events on some languages have a corresponding message due to file size constraints.
3. Click the W r i t e button from the Voice Editor main window to update the EEPROM.
4. Click Y e s to confirm.
The next time you boot your computer, the ASUS Post Reporter announces the messages in the selected language.
3-6
Chapter 3: Powering up
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 129
...the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 132
.... DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates.
ASUS AI Booster
The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in a Windows® environment.
Winbond Voice Editor
This program...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 150
... cables. 4. Connect a 4-pin power cable to the power connector on each drive.
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 158
... User's Manual" in your motherboard support CD.
• You can only set the SATALink™ RAID 5 and JBOD configuration using the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software.
• Make sure to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3132 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from the support CD before using RAID 5 configuration.
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Chapter 5: Software support
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 181
... more information on the EIST feature.
A.2.1 System requirements
Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following requirements:
• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with EIST support • BIOS file with EIST support • Operating system with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Windows®
Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)
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